Rig Veda 8.98.11: Mandala 8, Sukta 98, Mantra 11
Sukta 8.98
Rishi: Unknown/uncertain (Anukramaṇī attribution not provided in input)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh or a short meter (verse is compact; confirm by scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं हि नः पिता वसो त्वं माता शतक्रतो बभूविथ । अधा ते सुम्नमीमहे ॥
Transliteration
tváṃ hí naḥ pitā́ vaso tváṃ mātā́ śatakrato babhū́vitha | adhā́ te sumnám īmahe ||
Translation
Denn du bist uns zum Vater geworden, o Gütiger, und du zur Mutter, o Hundertkünster; darum erbitten wir von dir Gnade und heilsames Wohlwollen.
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पिताfather
पिता:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्ध-वाचकः)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
वसोO Vasu (good one/wealth-giver)
वसो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
माताmother
माता:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्ध-वाचकः)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
शतक्रतोO Śatakratu (of a hundred powers/rites), i.e., Indra
शतक्रतो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (vocative epithet)
Rootशतक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
बभूविथyou have become
बभूविथ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
अधाthen, thereafter
अधा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधा (अव्यय)
तेto you / of you
ते:
सम्प्रदान (दत्तिवाचकः) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुम्नम्favor, grace
सुम्नम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसुम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
ईमहेwe seek, we request
ईमहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु; ‘याच्/प्रार्थ्’ अर्थे—वेदिक प्रयोगः)
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